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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTo be on a coin, Trump would have to be dead and that works for me! 😆
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-coin-2674153247/
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To be on a coin, Trump would have to be dead and that works for me! 😆 (Original Post)
Chasstev365
Oct 3
OP
Maybe a coin showing a half eaten whopper and tRump is joking on the other half, would make a fitting half dollar.nt
ImNotGod
Oct 3
#1
New Trump move to etch his face on $1 coin hits snag as critics note he'd have to be dead
usonian
Oct 3
#4
MaddowBlog-Treasury eyes a commemorative dollar coin for Trump, with plans for a 2026 rollout
LetMyPeopleVote
Tuesday
#10
ImNotGod
(1,194 posts)1. Maybe a coin showing a half eaten whopper and tRump is joking on the other half, would make a fitting half dollar.nt
doc03
(38,498 posts)2. There are lots of bullion coins with Trump
being sold though. I bet he gets a cut from it.
DinahMoeHum
(23,206 posts)3. Fortunately, they're not legal tender.
n/t
usonian
(21,361 posts)4. New Trump move to etch his face on $1 coin hits snag as critics note he'd have to be dead
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Reference:
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-coin-2674153247/
Not a snag!
As they say in software
IT'S NOT A BUG
IT'S A FEATURE.
Memorial coin mockup
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,158 posts)5. Yes, these coins are illegal unless trump is dead
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,158 posts)6. Here is more on the legal barrier
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,158 posts)7. This version of the trump coin makes me smile
themaguffin
(4,736 posts)8. that's illegal, but hey what are laws really...
republianmushroom
(21,617 posts)9. That would work for me, too.
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,158 posts)10. MaddowBlog-Treasury eyes a commemorative dollar coin for Trump, with plans for a 2026 rollout
It might sound like a weird joke, but theres an actual plan to make a legal tender $1 coin next year that would glorify the incumbent president.
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-dollar-coin-2026-rollout-rcna235974
Its against this backdrop that NBC News reported:
.....I should probably emphasize that this is not a joke. The report is not satire. This is not intended to make the administration look foolish for the sake of comedy......
Putting aside questions of propriety, how would this be legal? The answer is, it might not be. The New York Times reported:
Lets also not overlook the fact that the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 also states, No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, and no portrait of a living person may be included in the design on the reverse of any coin under subsections (x), (y), and (z).
The Treasury on Friday shared draft images of a $1 commemorative coin, featuring President Donald Trumps visage, that the United States Mint is preparing in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Trumps instantly recognizable profile is featured on the heads side of the coin. On the tails side, the coin will have an image of Trump with his first raised, standing in front of an American flag.
.....I should probably emphasize that this is not a joke. The report is not satire. This is not intended to make the administration look foolish for the sake of comedy......
Putting aside questions of propriety, how would this be legal? The answer is, it might not be. The New York Times reported:
The Treasury is authorized to mint the coins for a year, according to the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. The coins must have designs emblematic of the U.S. semiquincentennial, the legislation says. It is not clear that Mr. Trumps image can be featured on a coin. An 1866 law enshrined a tradition that only deceased people could appear on U.S. currency to avoid the appearance that America was a monarchy.
Lets also not overlook the fact that the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 also states, No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, and no portrait of a living person may be included in the design on the reverse of any coin under subsections (x), (y), and (z).
I wish that this was satire.
Danmel
(5,618 posts)11. True Story
In 2005, when Reagan stamps were first issued, I was in the post office and I looked at them and put them back. The woman standing next to me said
"I wish they had George W.Bush stamps."
I said he'd have to be dead and she said exactly!
Got a laugh out of that.